In a sweeping executive order, Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored the political rights of more than 206,000 convicted felons. These felons, including the 40,000 of them who committed violent crimes, are now eligible to register to vote, serve on juries and run for office.

Attorneys for General Assembly Republicans are filing suit in the Supreme Court of Virginia to halt enforcement of Governor Terry McAuliffe's (D) order restoring the political rights of more than 206,000 convicted felons, Speaker of the House William J. Howell (R-Stafford) and Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (R-James City) announced Monday.

State Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel, R-Fauquier, is entering the race to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor. “I’m running,” she told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “I’ve had a lot of people from all around the state engage me and ask me to run, and I’m incredibly flattered and incredibly humbled.” “I think this is an awesome opportunity,” added the 45-year-old lawyer, a working, married mother of six.

RICHMOND, Va. — Republican state Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel says she’s running to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor. Vogel told The Richmond Times-Dispatch (bit.ly/1UIxqjy) that running for the office in 2017 is “awesome opportunity.” She says the Republican party needs to get its “mojo back” and that she would bring a fresh perspective as a working mother.

The bipartisan gun deal announced one month ago was signed Friday by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who used the stately backdrop of the Executive Mansion to underscore the significance of what he called a "historic agreement"¯ for Virginia.

Last week marked our Crossover session. It is the midway point of every legislative session and this annual milestone marks the deadline by which the Senate must act on all bills filed by members of the Senate. Any successful Senate bills must be sent to the House by midnight. The House has the same deadline by which to complete their bills and transmit their successful legislation to the Senate.